Phew what a scorcher! The Sunderland summer of 1976 certainly was but we wanted to know what you remembered about it.
And when we asked the followers of our Wearside Echoes Facebook page, loads of you took a trip down Memory Lane.
You had memories of queuing for water, doing your homework and exam revision on the beach, and getting badly sunburned.
Others remembered coping with the heatwave while they were heavily pregnant. And plenty of you remembered what you did when the weather finally broke and the heavens opened.
Here’s what you had to say about that incredible heatwave which lasted for weeks. If you have memories of your own of the summer of 1976, get in touch to tell us more by emailing [email protected]
5. Studying on the beach
Jan Tate was another one taking exams back then and remembered 'doing my study time on the beach with friends'. | se
6. Great times for Beverley and Lindsay
Beverley Burns and Lindsay Scott both said they loved that summer in Sunderland. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images) | Getty Images
7. Sun - then thunderstorms
Karl Doran remembered 'Doing our school work outdoors and the thunderstorms that followed'. This photo shows children playing in the sun in 1976 in the East End of Sunderland. | se
8. First rain in months
Sheila Simmons remembered being heavily pregnant at the time. She also recalled 'getting out of bed to watch the first rain we had in months'. Here are two people walking on Roker beach during the first rains for weeks that year. | se